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Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Jack White rocks out on the stunning coda to his new album, Future minces no words and provides a statement to the press, and Kelela two-steps her way to “The Bridge” with fellow visionary PinkPantheress. Plus, new releases from Alabama Shakes, the Rolling Stones, Feid, L’Rain, Haruomi Hosono, and Suki Waterhouse. Jack White, “Neighbors Blues” (YouTube) Future, “Fukk a Interview” (YouTube) Kelela feat. PinkPantheress, “The Bridge” (YouTube) Alabama Shakes, “I Feel Hope Coming” (YouTube) Feid, “A…

The Anambra State Government has approved a three-month tax waiver for business owners under its newly introduced Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration and Tax Regularisation Scheme (VAIDS), from 6 July to 5 September. The Commissioner for Information and Value Reformation, Law Mefor, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Awka. Mr Mefor said the scheme offers a one-time opportunity for taxpayers to resolve their tax issues without incurring full penalties for non-compliance. He said the decision was reached by the state tax authority, led by the Chairman of the Anambra State Internal Revenue Service (AIRS), Ikeazor Okonkwo. He urged…

Share on:  07/10/2026 10:02 Universität Hohenheim erhält Status einer „European University“ Knapp 7,2 Millionen Euro EU-Fördermittel für die EuroLeague of Life Sciences Universities (ELLS) / Allianz feiert in diesem Jahr ihr 25-jähriges Bestehen Die Universität Hohenheim ist künftig Teil einer European University: Die Europäische Kommission hat beschlossen, die EuroLeague of Life Sciences Universities (ELLS) im Rahmen der European Universities Initiative in den kommenden zwei Jahren mit knapp 7,2 Millionen Euro zu fördern. Für die ELLS, die in diesem Jahr ihr 25-jähriges Bestehen feiert, beginnt damit ein neues Kapitel. Studierende, Forschende und Beschäftigte der Universität Hohenheim profitieren künftig von erweiterten Möglichkeiten…

EXPLAINERIn 2012, singing star Shaker quit his music career, before being accused of joining an armed group in Lebanon.Lebanese authorities have granted bail to Fadel Shaker, the pop star accused of joining a rebel group, who spent months in jail while being retried on charges of belonging to an armed group and money laundering.Judicial officials said he made a 500 million Lebanese pounds ($5,500) bail payment and was released on Wednesday after being questioned about an array of allegations. These included being part of an armed group, funding armed groups, money laundering – and, most significantly, taking part in the…

Car manufacturers have welcomed a high court verdict that rejected most of the allegations in a “dieselgate” claim brought on behalf of 1.6 million UK owners of polluting cars.In her judgment, Lady Justice Cockerill said that “in the majority of instances, the court found that the relevant strategy did not constitute a prohibited defeat device” – software that enables the engine to behave differently in tests.However, she said that technology and strategies used in some Mercedes and Peugeot-Citroën cars could constitute defeat devices.Lawyers for the claimants said they were considering appealing, saying the judgment created a significant divergence between the…

Get a jump start on the US trading day with Dani Burger on “Bloomberg Open Interest.” SK Hynix makes Wall Street history with the biggest-ever U.S. debut by a foreign company. Delta beats earnings expectations, but shares fluctuate on a cloudy outlook. And earnings season ramps up next week, with Wall Street’s biggest banks set to report another blockbuster quarter. Emily Roland of Manulife John Hancock Investments, John Stoltzfus of Oppenheimer Asset Management, and Di Zhou of Thornburg Investment Management weigh in as traders hold off on making big bets ahead of the weekend. (Source: Bloomberg)

Spotify is giving listeners control to fine-tune what gets surfaced for them in Release Radar — one of its most popular weekly playlists. The new options allow you to narrow the playlist to a specific genre, focus on artists that are new to you, and more. Listeners can choose from up to five options, including “Discover new artists,“ ”Editors’ picks,“ ”Pop,“ and more. They’re rolling out now across mobile and desktop apps and will appear at the top of your Release Radar playlist once they’re available.Spotify also says it’s making tweaks to the algorithm to serve up “more personalized recommendations,”…

United States President Donald Trump said that Washington has consented to a request from Iran to continue negotiations, as war between the two countries continues.Still, in a social media post on Friday, he reiterated his view that the June 17 ceasefire has ended.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue ‘talks’,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account.“We have agreed to do so, but the United States has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER!”Iran did not immediately confirm that any request to continue negotiations…

The US National Science Foundation, one of the world’s biggest funders of fundamental science, is expected to slash the spending of most of its directorates.Credit: IB Photography/AlamyThe US National Science Foundation (NSF) is planning to expropriate money from its core science programmes to fund an initiative from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), Nature has learnt. The move would strain budgets that are already tight and force the agency to rescind funding for research proposals that are nearly finalized.NSF staff members — who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation — and an internal…

Manchester City have signed England international Niamh Charles for £500,000 from Women’s Super League rivals Chelsea.The left-back joins on a three-year deal after six years with the Stamford Bridge club, where she made 173 appearances.Charles, 27, won five WSL titles, four FA Cups and three League Cups with Chelsea.She was also part of the squad, under former manager Emma Hayes, that lost the Women’s Champions League final in 2021 to Barcelona.”I’m really happy to be here and I can’t wait to get started,” said Charles, who started her career at Liverpool.”I’ve seen from the outside and have obviously played against…